June 2020: School Administrator
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Student Voices Inform Our District’s ProgressA school superintendent creates a Student Advisory Council, consisting of 55 students in grades 10-12, to share feedback about school district operations.
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Our Actionable Routes to Deeper LearningSuperintendent Jason Glass expects teachers to assign student tasks that contribute to deeper learning in the Jefferson County, Colo., Public Schools.
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Amplifying Student Voice Through Their PublicationsAmy Besler, director of secondary education in Elk Grove, Calif., sees major upsides to encouraging students to exercise their voices through school publications.
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Students Keep Communities Informed During Virus Shutdown
Scholastic journalism shined during the first several weeks of interrupted school operations.
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Student Journalism as a Route to Civic Engagement
As superintendent in Lordstown, Ohio, Terry Armstrong promoted student journalism as a vehicle for civic learning.
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Student-Led Instructional DebriefingsAn unusual iteration of a protocol for classroom observations that amplifies student voice at a school in Staten Island
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Redefining School Culture With ListeningThe authors vouch for a process that hears the voices of students, teachers and administrators equally for building a responsive climate
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Elevating Voice Through Social & Emotional LearningFinding new ways for students to practice skills as decision makers and problem solvers
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Five Years from NowWhat do current superintendents see themselves doing five years hence?
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A Split DecisionIs there an appropriate departing role for the outgoing superintendent when the board is conducting its search?
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Understanding Student Fascination With TikTokThe superintendent in St. Johnsbury, Vt., views the popular video app as a force for good during a time of physical distancing.
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Future-Proof Your One-to-One ProgramA choose-your-own-device practice yields maximum flexibility for students in a Massachusetts district.
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When Exiting, Refrain From Successor Selection
Is there an appropriate departing role for the outgoing superintendent when the board is conducting its search?
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Proactive Support of Budding Principals
What it takes for a superintendent to construct a preparation path for high-quality principals.
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Student Voice: Are You Really Listening?From his monthly conversations, what does this superintendent learn about students’ experiences?
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Don’t Feel Bad for My Senior YearA high school senior carries a forward-looking spin on the “senior experiences” disrupted by the public health crisis.
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A Sense of UrgencyA superintendent’s intent to be responsive to stressed students who are feeling a need to “do it all.”
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Courage, Compassion and Self-CareIN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, we must rise to meet our biggest leadership challenges — and this is that time.
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One Pandemic Plus: Greater Voice for StudentsOne of the few upsides to emerge from the public health crisis’ impact on schooling.
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Changing Community Views About PovertyThe superintendent in Georgia’s Newton County redefines the fight against poverty.
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The Exercise of Student Voice
Truth be told, the work I do now as editor of a monthly magazine had its launching point back in high school. I took a
journalism elective course as an 11th grader taught by an outstanding teacher and subsequently joined the monthly student newspaper that led to an after-school sports reporting job with my hometown daily.
Scholastic journalism has had its ups
and downs and taken some different directions in the decades since, yet student publications continue to serve the important purpose of amplifying student voice, the theme of this month’s issue. Students who work on their schools’ yearbooks,
newspapers, news magazines, video programs and online publications are getting opportunities to practice real-world applications of effective communication and creative thinking skills — exactly what schools ought to be delivering these days.
Readers will find considerable attention to this underappreciated facet of scholastic journalism. Our coverage includes some thoughtful positions of
support by school system leaders and a piece about student journalists keeping their communities informed during the pandemic crisis in spite of being confined to their own homes.
Harvard researcher Jal Mehta lends further support, calling attention to the valuable learning that students receive in peripheral aspects of their schooling, notably their after-school extracurriculars.
Perhaps there’s never been a more important
moment for the exercise of voice. Educators ought to do what they can to flex their students’ muscles.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
Awards of Excellence
In the Best Single Issue category of TABPI's 2021 annual TABBIE awards, School Administrator was honored in 13th place in the Top 25 designation for this issue.
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